This is just another indication that the dress-up party of republicans would rather sip champaign and zip around in limousines than brush shoulders with Americans in the heartland.

by Dean Powers (138 articles, 8 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 70 comments [2 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Oct 23, 2006 at 11:12:00 AM

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I just saw what those republicans voted for. They never voted in the interest of the average american. Why the hell did nearly 49% of the americans vote republican? They serve the 'perceived' interest of less than 1% of the population. And if you'd manage to thaw the frozen hearts of that 1% they'd all decide they have been wrong for all those years. We need to take care of this planet. Make it a nice one to live on. Stop this moneygrabbing madness. You can't eat money!

by Han (0 articles, 2 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 226 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Oct 23, 2006 at 8:32:40 PM

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== Chapter 43. The Arrogance of Power Meets the Power of Alliance == By Larry W. Bryant [Author's Note: Perhaps more than half of the impeachment movement should concentrate all its efforts on making sure that Herr Cheezey, the puppeteer for the Bu$ch-Cheezey Komedy of Errors on the world stage, bear the brunt of accountability for their unabated kleptocracy. Especially because of Cheezey's penchant for excessive secrecy in his day-to-day operations. Because of his arrogant insistence that it's (somehow) irreverent or unpatriotic for the citizenry to peer behind the B-C junta's Curtain of Deception in search of their true leadership, motivation, and agenda. And because of his continual, wanton destruction of public confidence in his (ostensible) compliance with constitutional precepts, values, and constraints. Therefore, I'd certainly champion the formation of a Citizens Alliance for Cashiering Cheezey Apace; and I'd nickname it my-CACCA -- in (dis)honor of all white-males-over-50 who would share his notion of rulership.] SCHMOE [blowing his breath across a cup of steamy coffee]: Rough week for you, eh, Dick? CHEEZEY: Yeah. It's bad enough for us to keep having to deal with this constant stream of leak after leak to the likes of the Washington Compost. TROVE: I know what you mean here. Now, the Post's latest FOIA lawsuit is turning their way with the judge's ruling that you must justify your withholding of your visitors list. So far, though, ol' Albertino at Justice is doin' all he can to stonewall this intrusion into the sanctity of that list (even if it does include various lobbyists from our core group of supporters). Given how ponderously slow the U. S. District Court system has become, and considering all our avenues of appeal, we'll all be safely ensconced in Paraguay long before that list ever sees the light of day. CHEEZEY [wiping some sweat from his brow]: Uh-huh. We beat 'em back a few years ago when they went after that list of members of my Energy Task Force, so I suppose we'll prevail again with this suit. And the really good part of this is that we aren't having to pay any litigation costs out of our own pockets. BU$CH: Well, Dicky-pooh, I certainly hope you've destroyed that list by now -- and that you've made preparations to destroy the visitors list as soon as we leave office. CHEEZEY: Oh, don't worry, Dubb. It's all taken care of. DUMSFELD: Good. Which reminds me that I have a few hundred documents to shred up before I receive any subpoenas. If we do take a beating in the November election, I've got to make sure that our tracks are well covered. Especially if Conyers manages to move his impeachment inquiry further along in the House. What's the latest on those Muskogeerats? SCHMOE [fidgeting with his new, red-white-and-blue umbrella on this stormy fall morning]: Gen. Walbomb tells me that their latest Internet chatter has focused on not just Bryant's question as to whether Dick's and Dubya's pensions could be jeopardized via impeachment. Now there's talk of having both D&D forfeit their family fortunes should they be convicted of war crimes or any other felony. CHEEZEY [rewiping his brow]: I betcha that forfeiture idea came from busybody Jerry Pippin. SCHMOE: Right you are, Dick. He says that, if a convicted drug dealer's assets can be seized by law enforcement, then the same penalty should apply to you and Dubya. Better start transferring (as I've been doing) most of your liquid assets to Swiss banks, guys. BU$CH: Oh, crap! What about my newly acquired plantation down in Paraguay? TROVE: For the time being, I'd recommend you sign temporary ownership over to Rev. Schmoon, who I understand now owns about a quarter of Paraguay's land. You could stay on the property as a renter or guest until things cool off. BU$CH: All right, Karly-baby; how about your giving the good reverend a call on this proposal tomorrow for me? TROVE: Sure. Anything else needing my attention before I head over to K Street for lunch with the CFO of Karlisle Pharmaceuticals? DUMSFELD: When you're over there, Karl, have him give me a call about how I can compound my K-P stock holdings in advance of the company's announcement of its breakthrough with a proposed antidote for depleted-uranium contamination. CHEEZEY: You mean there actually has been such a breakthrough? If so, let's make that a 3-way conference call. DUMSFELD [standing up and donning his raincoat]: That's according to the latest laboratory testing. In fact, since I've been a visitor to the Iraq war zone a couple of times -- where all those DU microparticles have polluted the air, water, and crops -- I've been placed at the top of the list of those scheduled as first recipients for the antidote. Not only that, but there's buzz within chemistry circles that one of the antidote's components exhibits Viassagra's beneficial effect. SCHMOE [grabbing his umbrella and following the others out the door]: Whoopie! Now ya talkin'. Make that conference call 4-way. [With an extra spring in his step, P. R. whiz Tony Schmoe comes to an abrupt halt as Bu$ch drops his reading glasses and stoops to recover them. Schmoe can't resist the impulse: he gooses the 'resident with the umbrella's plastic handle -- causing Bu$ch to lurch forward against Cheezey, who, in turn, stumbles against Trove and Dumsfeld, who proceed to fall to the floor as if they were mere 10-pins in a Twilight Zone bowling alley.] http://www.bushbusiness.com/impeachment%20news.htm http://www.PetitionOnline.com/gjprobe/petition.html http://www.PetitionOnline.com/nmgrand/petition.html http://www.PetitionOnline.com/arrest/petition.html larryB@jerrypippin.com

by LarryWBryant (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 58 comments) on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006 at 9:00:29 PM

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